Over a million users banned from Xbox Live
So the big M finally got their God like vengeance on the modding masses of Xbox land yesterday. Major Nelson warned us about this via twitter last month but seeing as he is such a placid lad nobody really takes him all that seriously.
Well if you were one of the 1 million hit by the Live ban hammer then I bet you’re taking him a whole lot more seriously right now. Coming the day after Modern Warfare 2 landed the mass banning is sure to leave a lot of people in Ireland and around the world ”major” pissed off (haha I’m a genius).
So who is effected? Well obviously anyone who went and modified their box to play illegally downloaded games or at least that’s the idea, what the big M probably didn’t take into consideration is the preowned market where retailers rarely if ever open up consoles to check for modification. So if you bought you’re console 2nd hand or if you ARE going to buy one for xmas make sure it is tested with a live acc or you could be giving yourself or worse someone else a disappointing pressie this year. Remember it is the console itself that is banned not just the hard rive or user acc.
As you’re probably aware illegal gaming is not the only reason gamers will modify a console, many folks have modified the unit to use larger Hard Drive’s as the over priced and relatively small nature of the official Xbox 360 HD’s just aren’t enough for some people who use the console as their main media hub.
Here is what they had to say on the matter.
“Our commitment to combat piracy and support safer and more secure gameplay for the more than 20 million members of our Xbox LIVE community remains a top priority. All consumers should know that piracy is illegal, and that modifying their Xbox 360 console to play pirated discs, violates the Xbox LIVE terms of use, will void their warranty and result in a ban from Xbox LIVE.
“The health of the video game business depends on customers paying for the genuine products and services they receive from manufacturers, retailers, and the third parties that support them.”
So what’s you’re take on it?
Good on them, though why did it take so long? Was this timed to happen when it did for a reason?